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... reason for rejecting the possibility of two or more mutually reinforcing sources . The " high rollers " from Yorkville were probably so named because they rolled up their suit pants ' cuffs under their coveralls when they headed for ...
... reason for rejecting the possibility of two or more mutually reinforcing sources . The " high rollers " from Yorkville were probably so named because they rolled up their suit pants ' cuffs under their coveralls when they headed for ...
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... reason for the formation ana- logous to the past participle is apparent . However , occasionally the modifier is used immediately before its nominal . In all such cases the regular past participle allomorphs / -d / , / -t / , / -id ...
... reason for the formation ana- logous to the past participle is apparent . However , occasionally the modifier is used immediately before its nominal . In all such cases the regular past participle allomorphs / -d / , / -t / , / -id ...
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... reason for the low is not clear . ] low deskin ' ( lóděskĭn ) / lówdeskin / » . Business ; the business portion of a group meeting . [ Nominal - verbal derivative of verb low desk ( q.v. ) . ] loweezies ( louēzēz ) / lawiyziyz ...
... reason for the low is not clear . ] low deskin ' ( lóděskĭn ) / lówdeskin / » . Business ; the business portion of a group meeting . [ Nominal - verbal derivative of verb low desk ( q.v. ) . ] loweezies ( louēzēz ) / lawiyziyz ...
Contents
Preface vii | 3 |
Rise and Recession Research and Revival | 20 |
An American English Jargon | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Boontling: an American Lingo: With a Dictionary of Boontling Charles C. Adams No preview available - 1971 |
Common terms and phrases
abbreviation adjective suffix allomorphs alluded allusion American English American Slang analogy Anderson Creek Anderson Valley Anecdotal apparently bahl ball base became Bell Valley bill nunn Bluejay boarp booker Boonter Boonter named Boontling Boontling words Boonville boshe California called chapport charlie coast Combination common compounds consonant croppy dance deer denoted derived Dissie drinker early early-day example female Functional shift gormin haireem harpin heese horner Indian informants kimmie krik language lexical ling lingo terms lingo word linguistic male McGimsey meaning Mendocino Mendocino County modifier moldune moshe Navarro Navarro River nemic reshaping nickname nonch nook noun suffix original patterns pejorative person Philo Phonemically reshaped Pomo pudendum reference region Russian River Valley Scottish seertle sexual sexual intercourse sheep sneeble speakers standard English stress taboo taish tidrick Ukiah Ukiah Road usually valley residents variant verb Virginia Folk-Speech vocabulary voiceless vowel woman Wordlist